About Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

ABOUT AMRITA VISHWA VIDYAPEETHAM

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is a multi-campus, multi-disciplinary research academia that is accredited 'A' by NAAC and is ranked as one of the best research institutions in India. Amrita is spread across six campuses in three states of India - Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, with the headquarters at Ettimadai, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham continuously collaborates with top US universities including Ivy league universities and top European universities for regular student exchange programs, and has emerged as one of the fastest growing institutions of higher learning in India. The institution is managed by the Mata Amritanandamayi Math.

OUR CHANCELLOR

Mata Amritanandamayi Devi is the founder and Chancellor of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. She is also known as Amma to millions around the globe. A world renowned humanitarian leader, Amma is the guiding light of the institution. Amma's words, thoughts and values for education and research, helped shape the Amrita's mission and vision..

PRO CHANCELLOR

Brahmachari Abhayamrita Chaitanya is the Pro Chancellor of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. One of the prime architects of the Amrita, he has been and is a pillar of support and guidance for all the activities of the institution. As a great leader, he is also a source of inspiration to both the students and faculty.

VICE CHANCELLOR

Dr. P. Venkat Rangan is the Vice Chancellor of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. A computer scientist, he is a pioneer of research in Multimedia Systems. He was the founder and director of the Multimedia Laboratory at the University of California, San Diego, where he served as a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering..

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham at a Glance

Mata Amritanandamayi Math

The Mata Amritanandamayi Math is an international charitable organisation founded by the spiritual leader and humanitarian Mata Amritanandamayi Devi in 1981. The MA Math conducts charitable work including disaster relief, healthcare for the poor, environmental programs, and scholarships for impoverished students, amongst others. It also runs the six-campus Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham..

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has a major role to play in transforming our society into a knowledge society through its unique value-added education system

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Former President of India

This is not just another academy, but a very high quality, world-class institution, focusing on technology research, dealing with very concrete issues which have immediate applications

Prof.Muhammad Yunus

Nobel Laureate

What makes Amrita students special? Western science leads to knowledge. Eastern science leads to understanding. Amrita has both Western and Eastern traditions in education.

Dr. Lee Hartwell

Nobel Laureate

The wireless sensor system developed by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and successfully tested at Munnar in Kerala to forecast natural disasters like landslides can be replicated in similar disaster-prone areas elsewhere in the country